miércoles, 26 de abril de 2017

April 25, 2017 (Wichita Falls, Texas) – Carter
Aviation Technologies, LLC (Carter) has teamed
up with Mooney International Corporation
(Mooney) to explore developing a vertical takeoff
and landing (VTOL) aircraft in support of the Uber
Elevate initiative.

The companies announced this
partnership at this week’s Uber Elevate Summit
during their respective presentations. The aircraft
will be a 4-6 seat air taxi for the intra city market,
utilizing Carter’s patented Slowed Rotor
Compound (SR/C™) technology for efficient
hover and efficient cruise at 175 mph, and
benefitting from Mooney’s extensive general
aviation experience.

Uber has defined several challenging requirements for this project – requirements that Carter and Mooney are
confident they can meet. The aircraft must be powered by all electric propulsion, be much more quiet than
existing conventional VTOL aircraft, be capable of fully autonomous flight (although Uber expects to have a
pilot onboard for the first several years of operation), cruise efficiently at ~175 mph, and above all else, be
extremely safe.

SR/C technology uniquely addresses these requirements. The low disc loaded single main rotor can operate
at low tip speeds in hover to reduce takeoff and landing noise, and be slowed in cruise to reduce cruise noise
and allow for high speed efficiency on par with a fixed wing aircraft. And with the high inertia rotor always
turning, it can operate in effect as a built in parachute, but one that can be ‘deployed’ at any altitude or any
airspeed, and one which allows for directional control all the way down to the ground.

“We’re excited to be working with Mooney,” stated Jay Carter, Jr., Founder and CEO of Carter Aviation.
“They’re a tremendous company with a prestigious history of high performance aircraft. In fact, I used to own a
Mooney M20. They bring a lot of engineering expertise and a lot of experience in developing a product to
market and getting it certified. I’m looking forward to this partnership, and can’t wait to see what we can
achieve.”

For more information on Uber Elevate, please visit Uber Elevate or the Uber Elevate Summit page.
For information about Mooney, please visit their website, Mooney International.
About Carter Aviation Technologies, LLC.
Carter Aviation is a Wichita Falls, Texas based aerospace research and development firm that has developed
and demonstrated its Slowed-Rotor/Compound (SR/C™) Technology. More information is available at
www.CarterCopters.com. To discuss any of the foregoing or schedule a visit to Carter Aviation’s facilities,
please contact Jeff Lewis at Jeff.Lewis@CarterAero.com.